intercalate
intercalate — 動詞
- intercalatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- intercalates3rd person singular
- intercalating-ing form
- intercalatedpast simple
1. to place something in the gap between things that are already there, such as lay
夾入；嵌入
把某物置入既有層次或物件之間
to place something in the gap between things that are already there, such as layers, sheets, or items in a series.
The bookbinder intercalated a sheet of tissue paper between each printed page.
裝訂師在每張印好的書頁之間夾入一張薄棉紙。
intercalate + object + between two layers
Beatrix intercalated several rest days between her hardest training sessions.
Beatrix 在最吃力的幾次訓練之間夾入了好幾天休息日。
Geologists found a thin layer of ash intercalated between two beds of sandstone.
地質學家發現一層薄薄的火山灰夾在兩層砂岩之間。
Faisal intercalated a folding map between the two chapters of his guidebook.
Faisal 在旅遊指南的兩個章節之間嵌入了一張摺疊地圖。
In the museum display, curators intercalated old photographs among the wartime letters.
在博物館的展覽裡，策展人將舊照片穿插夾入戰時信件之間。
- insert
everyday neutral term; intercalate is formal and academic
- interleave
specifically alternating sheets or layers in a regular pattern
- interpose
usually of remarks or obstacles, often implying interruption
- remove
take out rather than slip in
文法句型
intercalate + object + between + noun
intercalate + object + among + noun
用法筆記
Object is usually something thin or discrete — a layer, sheet, page, or item — slipped into a clearly bounded gap. Takes 'between' for two boundaries and 'among' for several.
常見錯誤
2. to add an extra day or month to a calendar so that it stays matched to the seaso
置閏；加閏
在曆法中插入閏日或閏月以校準
to add an extra day or month to a calendar so that it stays matched to the seasons and the sun's yearly cycle.
Ancient Roman priests intercalated a whole extra month so the calendar matched the seasons.
古羅馬的祭司會加插一個閏月，好讓曆法與季節相符。
intercalate + time unit + to fix a calendar
Every few years, the old lunar calendar intercalated a thirteenth month to catch up with the sun.
每隔幾年，古老的陰曆就會置入第十三個月，以追上太陽的腳步。
Christopher explained how the Hebrew calendar intercalates a leap month seven times in nineteen years.
Christopher 解釋希伯來曆如何在十九年裡置入七次閏月。
Astronomers intercalate a single leap day into February to match the Earth's orbit.
天文學家在二月裡加入一個閏日，以配合地球的公轉。
The festival was delayed because the priests had intercalated an extra day that year.
那場慶典之所以延後，是因為祭司在那一年多置入了一個閏日。
- insert
general term; loses the time-keeping nuance
文法句型
intercalate + time unit + into/in + calendar
用法筆記
Restricted to time-keeping: the object must be a calendar unit such as a day or month, and the aim is keeping the calendar in step with the solar or lunar cycle. Distinguish from sense 1, which is not limited to calendars.